Transformations: Rotate about the origin

Explore how coordinates change as you rotate a triangle about the origin.
1. Make a prediction as to how the coordinates for each point on the triangle will change as you rotate it about the origin in 90° increments.[br][br]2. Quickly move the slider from 0° degrees to 360°. Look at the traced triangle and points. How does it compare to your original prediction?[br][br]3. Slowly move the slider to 90°, 180°, and 270° and record the new coordinates for each point.[br][br]4. For each rotation (90°, 180°, and 270°) how does it change from the original triangle? Write a general rule in coordinate form for each rotation.[br][br]5. Extension: How can we relate this to matrices? Write a matrix to represent the change that could be multiplied by the matrix of coordinates.

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